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Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax)

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Dimitobelidae

Taxonomy

Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) was named by Doyle (1988). Its type is Dimitobelus hectori.

It was reranked as Dimitocamax by Doyle (1990).

It was assigned to Dimitobelus by Doyle (1988); and to Belemnitida by Doyle (1990).

Subtaxa

Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) cramensis, Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) hectori, Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) seymourensis

Species lacking formal opinion data

Dimitobelus lindasyi, Dimitobelus lindsayi, Dimitobelus praelindsayi, Dimitobelus seymouriensis, Dimitobelus stimulus

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1988	Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) Doyle
1990	Dimitocamax Doyle p. 161

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Coleoidea	Bather 1888
—	Neocoleoidea
superorder	Decabrachia	Haeckel 1866
order	Belemnitida	Haeckel 1866
suborder	Belemnopseina	Jeletzky 1965
family	Dimitobelidae	Whitehouse 1924
genus	Dimitobelus	Whitehouse 1925
subgenus	Dimitocamax	Doyle 1988

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. †Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) Doyle 1988

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†Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) cramensis Doyle 1990

†Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) hectori Stevens 1965

†Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) seymourensis Doyle 1988

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calciteo

Environment:

marinec

Locomotion:

fast-movingc

Life habit:

nektonico

Diet:

carnivorec

Vision:

well-developedc

Created:

2005-01-28 02:38:11

Modified:

2005-10-06 16:04:16

Source: o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (24 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Piripauan	86.1 - 83.6	New Zealand	Dimitobelus hectori (83527 83528 83530 83532 83533 83535 83537 83538)
Santonian - Campanian	85.7 - 72.2	Antarctica	Dimitobelus cramensis (63950)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	New Zealand	Dimitobelus hectori (63093 63094)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Antarctica	Dimitobelus cramensis (83764 83765 83766) Dimitobelus seymouriensis (83763)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	New Zealand (Chatham Islands)	Dimitobelus hectori (3641 3642)
Haumurian	83.6 - 66.0	New Zealand (South Island)	Dimitobelus hectori (104692)
Haumurian	83.6 - 66.0	New Zealand	Dimitobelus hectori (78375 78376 78377 78378 78381 78382)